// Station · 11m ago

KIPL

Imperial County Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 280° / 15 kt G23

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING CLR

T/Td 21.7°C / 9.4°C

ALTIM 29.81 inHg

ELEV -54 FT

32.8354°N / 115.5740°W

LOCATION · Imperial, US

WIND

280°15 kt

KIPL · -54 FT

// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC

NOW · 00Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

280°/15G23

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

CLR

LAYERS

—

T / Td

22 / 9

ALTIM

29.81"

// Interpretation

VFR with brisk winds at 280°/15 kt, gusting 23. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and no reported cloud layers. Would shift to MVFR if the ceiling drops to 3,000 ft or visibility below 5 SM.

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// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

METAR KIPL 130053Z AUTO 28015G23KT 10SM CLR 22/09 A2981 RMK AO2 PK WND 27028/2354 SLP095 T02170094

KIPL · day 13 at 00:53 UTC · wind from 280° at 15 kt, gusts to 23 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 22°C / dewpoint 9°C · altimeter 29.81" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1009.5 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 280° @ 15 ktG23

2 USABLE · 2 AVOID

WIND

280°15G23 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable

26★ HDG 260° H14 kt X5 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 4,501'

32 HDG 320° H11 kt X10 kt LEFT 5,308'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends

14 HDG 140° T11 kt X10 kt RIGHT —

08 HDG 080° T14 kt X5 kt LEFT —

Pattern altitude: 946 ft MSL (1,000 ft AGL). Verify pattern direction and altitude with the chart supplement before flying. // On calm winds (<3 kt), all runways are usable — favor the longest or whatever the pattern calls for.

// Density altitude · ISA +7°C

900FT

+954 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS loading…

FIELD ELEV-54 FT OAT+22°C ISA DELTA+7°C PRESSURE ALT53 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KONT (Ontario International Airport, Ontario, elev 944 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+9%

-6%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+6%

-4%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+4%

-3%

Approximate using ~10% perf loss / 1,000 ft DA for normally aspirated, scaled by powerplant type. Verify with your aircraft's POH for accurate numbers — especially above 5,000 ft DA where these rules of thumb diverge. Severity rating assumes a standard altimeter setting (29.92" Hg / 1013 hPa); a non-standard setting shifts the effective altitude by roughly 1,000 ft per 1" Hg of deviation.

// Cloud layers · clear · no layers reported

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

CLR

No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER— TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL10,906 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-8)

13:45ZSUNRISE

19:29ZSOLAR NOON

01:14ZSUNSET

01:39ZCIVIL END

CURRENT01:04Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING10m VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:39Z (35m) DAY LENGTH11h 29m

Waxing Crescent

ILLUMINATION3% MOONRISE15:06Z MOONSET02:35Z FULL MOON IN13 days

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